Trends Report

Brief: Insights For S&R Pros From IBM's CIO Leadership Exchange

The Time Is Now For CISOs To Move From The Back Office To The Front Office

April 17th, 2014
Stephanie Balaouras, VP, Group Director
Stephanie Balaouras VP, Group Director
With contributors:
Brian Hopkins , Eve Maler , Ed Ferrara , Jennie Duong

Summary

On March 13, 2014, IBM hosted close to 200 CIOs from North America for a two-day event in Chicago. Discussion focused on the impact that big data, cloud, and new customer engagement models such as mobile and social would have on business strategy and practices — and the role of the CIO itself. While the event targeted CIOs, Forrester believes the trends and discussion topics are at least as relevant for security and risk (S&R) leaders, including chief risk officers (CROs), chief privacy officers (CPOs), and chief information security officers (CISOs). In this brief, we provide our impressions and insights from the event.

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